SNL Studios (also known as "Saturday Night Live Studios") is a

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founded in 1997 as a joint venture between ''

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'' creator and producer

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and NBC Studios. While this venture also initially included

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in which was also part of the venture, it was their part and was dissolved in 2004 following NBC's merger with

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to form

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. SNL Studios produces ''

'' in association with

Broadway Video Broadway Video is an American multimedia entertainment studio founded by Lorne Michaels, creator of the sketch comedy TV series ''Saturday Night Live'' and producer of other television programs and movies. Broadway Video also held the rights to ...

(also founded by Lorne Michaels), as well as produce movies, mainly featuring ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch characters, ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Following the announcement of the creation of SNL Studios, veteran ''Saturday Night Live'' producer

Marci Klein Marci Klein (born October 21, 1967) is an American television producer best known for her work on '' Saturday Night Live'' and ''30 Rock.'' She has won four Emmy Awards. She is the daughter of fashion designer Calvin Klein. Early life and edu ...

was named as the president of SNL Studios Television in 1999, while Richard Feldman was appointed head of SNL Studios Films in June of the same year. No on-screen logo was used until 1999.

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